Travel sketches from Bashkiria
All the sketches are painted in Procreate in an average of an 1-1.5 hours while travelling through Bashkiria
Villages Inzer and Kaga with a beautiful Christian church, on a way from Ufa to Ural mountains where Shulgan-Tash cave is located, containing Palaeolithic rock art
Corncrakes are birds who scream loudly at night and keep everybody awake. They're supposed to be chased away by cats and dogs, but the local fluffy queen Lyuska doesn't care about anyone's expectations 💅
A culinary sketch from the Ethno-cafe in Inzer, where you can try all the popular dishes of Bashkir cuisine
Sabit, a beekeeper who lives at the apiary and works as a security guard at the nature reserve
Nafisa from the cultural foundation Miras shared a ton of interesting information about the history and everyday life of the Bashkirs, showed me yurts and traditional Bashkir costumes
Ilnaz demonstrated his virtuosity on all the national musical instruments, including playing Nirvana on the dombra :D
Shulgan-Tash cave and the Blue Lake at its entrance are believed to be home of evil spirits, and the locals call that funny relief in the nearby rock "Shulgen's eyes" (villain from Ural-Batyr poem)
The lake is only 3 meters wide but 85+ meters deep and was a place of human sacrifices